Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-28
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NIGHT EDITOR No. 26
BEE.
MINOR MENTION.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.

Reiter, tailor, Fall goods cheap.
Martin Hughes is starting fine brick
residence on Third street.
The canning factory Is putting up
squashes now. 1t is q busy place.
Work on Ninth avenue is being ac-
lively pushed. 1t is a regular bee hive
in that neighborhood.
Mr.. Owen has commenced the grading
of Twentieth street from Broadway 10
the Union Pacific depot.
The most braZenly painted face in the
city is the dumb clock on the new court
house. II ought to hide itself in shame.
The cases Of D. +. Headley against
some OF the local druggists have been
dismissed by the supreme court and
costs taxed to Headley.
At Malvern the church folks who had
the Ida Clark company for one night
realized $2.65 as the net proceeds, the
gross receipts being $3.50.
The marriage of Miss Nettis Smith.
daughter of Presiding Elder Smith, to
Thomas Knots. son of Elder Knots, is
announced to take place next month.
The Industrial school under the direc-
tion of the WOman's Christian associa-
tion will reopen on Saturday next at 2
p. IN. at the African church, on Will
Jams street.
Wednesday afternoon the bridge over
Storm creek, near Henderson. fell. pre-
cipitating Thomas Henderson and his
team to the bottom. He and the team
as we'll were badly injured.
The Bechtele house finally changed
hands Wednesday afternoon, Messrs.
Jameson and Yancy taking possession.
james McDermott. formerly at the Og-
den. is duly installed as chief clerk.
The Crystal Mill company are exca-
ings on Main street with the intention
of Immediately erecting warehouse
whose capacity will be 5000 bushels of
wheat.
The Clark concert company gave their
second entertainment last evening.
Miss Ida Clark is a wonderful cornetist,
and she awakens much enthusiasm.
The other members of the company give
variety to the programme.
The second engine has arrived to be
used by the electric power company in
case OF any trouble with the other.
This secures the city against any such
darkness as might occur if there was
but one engine, and that should suffer
breakage.
Frank G.. Simmons. of the Nonpareil
force. and Miss Laura Troop were happily
married yesterday afternoon at the
residence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Troop, No. 1890 Sixth avenue.
Rev. Il. j. Maciey otficiated.
The Catholic fair in progress this
week draws big crowds nightly to the
Masonic hall. Each evening there are
new attractions, and the ladies are
realizing Il snug little sum for that most
creditable purpose-the building of the
new church.
Yesterday morning, in the .parors of
the Pacific house, Mr.. w. G. Holbrook,
OF Fremont Neb., and Miss Fannie
Roath, OF Emerson. Ia., were married
by the Rev. G. w. Crofts. They left
last evening for the south.
A number of the bright and shining
democratic lights went out to Lewis
township last night to tell the farmers
how to vote. There were in the party
w. II. M. Pusey, G. A. Holmes, B. w.
Briggs and THOMAS Bowman, with Nc
1ntosh to write it up.
Last Wednesday afternoon Mr.. John
Linder was thrown from his carriage at
the corner of Main street and Broad
way. The conclusion was violent one,
and he has since suffered great pain in
the chest over the heart. 1t is hoped no
serious results will follow.
A company of sixteen young folks
have organized whist club for the sea-
son, to meetevery two weeks. They have
had their opening party, but have not
hit upon a name. 'Sweet Sixteen" is
among those suggested, but they must
keep whist about it.
Rube Bullard, of Dunlap, while clean
ing up his Office threw some rubbish
onto II bonfire in the back yard. Unfor-
tunately there was n cartridge in the
rubbish and he was reminded of it by a
bullet whizzing by his head, making,
luckily, only flesh wound in his lower
lip. The escape was close.
In reciting the facts concerning the
arrest of n hackdriver on the charge of
robbery, the statement has been made
that the accused was in the employ of
Mr.. Welch. This is n mistake. The
driver was not in his employ, and in no
way connected with his line Of carriages.
Last evening at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Ritter was celebrated
the nuptials of their daughter, Miss
Anna Ritter, and Mr.. o. F.. Davis, OF
Marion, la. The groom is an employe
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
road, and the newly married couple will
make Marion their future home.
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